Psychology & Psychiatry
Training your brain to pay attention
A recent analysis has brought new clarity to the debate over whether brain training exercises can improve people's ability to pay attention in everyday life.
Mar 24, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Healthy eating, exercise, and brain-training
A comprehensive programme providing older people at risk of dementia with healthy eating guidance, exercise, brain training, and management of metabolic and vascular risk factors appears to slow down cognitive decline, according ...
Mar 11, 2015
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More evidence that musical training protects the brain
Scientists have found some of the strongest evidence yet that musical training in younger years can prevent the decay in speech listening skills in later life.
Feb 2, 2015
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Could playing Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' and other music improve kids' brains?
Children who play the violin or study piano could be learning more than just Mozart. A University of Vermont College of Medicine child psychiatry team has found that musical training might also help kids focus their attention, ...
Dec 23, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How music class can spark language development
Music training has well-known benefits for the developing brain, especially for at-risk children. But youngsters who sit passively in a music class may be missing out, according to new Northwestern University research.
Dec 16, 2014
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Does 'brain training' work?
Computer based 'brain training' can boost memory and thinking skills in older adults, but many programs promoted by the $1 billion brain training industry are ineffective, reveals new research by the University of Sydney.
Nov 18, 2014
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Novel tinnitus therapy helps patients cope with phantom noise
Patients with tinnitus hear phantom noise and are sometimes so bothered by the perceived ringing in their ears, they have difficulty concentrating. A new therapy does not lessen perception of the noise but appears to help ...
Oct 30, 2014
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Community music programs enhance brain function in at-risk children
A new Northwestern University study provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk youth has a biological effect on children's developing nervous systems.
Sep 2, 2014
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Targeted brain training may help you multitask better
The area of the brain involved in multitasking and ways to train it have been identified by a research team at the IUGM Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal and the University of Montreal.
Aug 20, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain training games won't help children do better at school
There has been a big increase recently in the number of computerised "brain training" programs marketed at young children. These programs make impressive claims – that they can help children learn better, that they improve ...
Aug 13, 2014
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